On-loan Hartlepool striker Nish isn’t just Lockwood’s team-mate as the pair are travelling companions each morning from Edinburgh to Tayside for training with Barry Smith’s side.

Nish has killed time on the daily commute by tuning into English ace Lockwood’s specially-compiled video which features a string of stunning strikes for his various clubs.

So Nish was far from stunned when the former Nottingham Forest, Leyton Orient and Colchester star pulled off his party piece on Saturday to send Dens Park delirious.

He said: “It’s funny because I drive up with Matt for training every day from Edinburgh. One day he asked, “have you seen my YouTube video?

“He’s actually scored about 70 goals. I couldn’t believe it.

“I was sitting there for ages watching free-kick after free-kick. There were some real crackers on it.

“So I’m not surprised he scored another. I was dying to take the free-kick but there was no way Matt was letting me near it.”

Former Hibs and Kilmarnock hitman Nish admitted he could have eased his side’s nerves by bagging a bouble but blew golden opportunities either side of the break against Hearts.

The 31-year-old said: “I was gutted not to get a goal.

“I thought I had scored in the first half when I took it round the keeper but then I hit the defender on the thigh.

“It’s just one of those things. In the second half, I felt I hit a shot well enough but their player blocked it.

“But at the end of the day it doesn’t matter that I haven’t scored.

“We’ve got the three points which is the main thing when you’re in the position we’re in.”

Both the Dark Blues’ wins this season have come against the Jambos, who came close with Marius Zaliukas’s flashing header in the dying minutes but knew themselves they were well below par.

Dundee, though, finally got the home win their fans so desperately craved thanks in no small part to top-drawer displays by young centre-half Declan Gallagher and winger Nicky Riley.

Nish is adamant his side can use this hard-fought victory as a turning point in their season and show they’re not just there to make up the numbers following their unexpected summer promotion.

Nish said: “I know what we’re capable of. We just need to pick up a few more wins because the other teams haven’t felt the pressure we have been feeling of late.

“If we can get another three points next week at Motherwell, I’m sure the other teams will start to feel it.

“We showed against Hearts what we’re all about. We’ve spoken a lot recently about what we need to do and now we’ve actually done it.

“If we can continue to put in displays like this then we’ll be fine. I’m convinced of that because we’ve got a right good squad and the defence have now shown us how good they can be.

“The young lads, Kyle Benedictus and Declan Gallagher, were different class and with the experience of Matt Lockwood and Gary Irvine either side of them and big Rab Douglas in goal, we shouldn’t lose many goals.”

Dundee’s reintroduction to life in the top flight after a seven-year absence has proved a steep learning curve.

The players have experienced some heavy defeats as they’ve tried to find their feet and adapt to the tempo of the game in the SPL.

But their spirit has never wavered and Nish can’t wait to head to training this morning to see some smiles on his team-mates’ faces as they prepare for their visit to Motherwell this weekend.

Nish said: “It’s great for everyone connected with the club.

“I don’t think anyone could begrudge us the three points.

“They had a couple of wee half-chances towards the end but, to be fair, we could have scored more.

“It would have been nice to go 2-0 up and be able to enjoy the game a bit more.

“But we would happily have settled for 1-0 before kick-off and so the boys are naturally delighted.

“It will be a nice feeling to come in for training in the morning to see the players with a spring in their step. It will certainly be different from what we’ve been experiencing of late.

“I think Hearts are just the unlucky team to come up against us when we click. Seriously, though, we don’t just want to be beating one team this season.

“We want to go on next week and the week after and try to build on this.”